Devolve
Devolve verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum
Spoil and devolve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spoil" instead a verb "Devolve".
Nearby Words: devolution, devolving
Spoil
Spoil verb - To affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| scene | devolve scene | spoil scene |
| characters | devolve characters | spoil characters |
| world | devolve world | spoil world |
| anyone | devolve anyone | spoil anyone |
| Other words: points. | ||
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